diff --git a/src/iodine.c b/src/iodine.c
index bb2410b..f54ba52 100644
--- a/src/iodine.c
+++ b/src/iodine.c
@@ -569,16 +569,16 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	do_chroot(newroot);
 	
-	if (!foreground) {
-		do_detach();
-	}
-	
 	if (username) {
 		if (setgid(pw->pw_gid) < 0 || setuid(pw->pw_uid) < 0) {
 			printf("Could not switch to user %s!\n", username);
 			usage();
 		}
 	}
+	
+	if (!foreground) {
+		do_detach();
+	}
 
 	tunnel(tun_fd, dns_fd);
 
diff --git a/src/iodined.c b/src/iodined.c
index d0d6212..d0a10c2 100644
--- a/src/iodined.c
+++ b/src/iodined.c
@@ -535,10 +535,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	printf("Listening to dns for domain %s\n", argv[1]);
 
 	do_chroot(newroot);
-	
-	if (!foreground) {
-		do_detach();
-	}
 
 	signal(SIGINT, sigint);
 	if (username) {
@@ -548,6 +544,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 	
+	if (!foreground) {
+		do_detach();
+	}
+	
 	tunnel(tun_fd, dnsd_fd);
 
 cleanup2: